13-letter words containing o, h, e, n
- counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
- counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
- counterthreat — an opposing or retaliatory threat
- counterthrust — an opposing or retaliatory thrust, esp in warfare or combat sports
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
- country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- cove lighting — indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling.
- cross-benches — (in the UK parliament) an area for members who are not allied to a particular party
- cross-channel — Cross-Channel travel is travel across the English Channel, especially by boat.
- crossbenchers — Plural form of crossbencher.
- crosschecking — Present participle of crosscheck.
- crotchetiness — The state or quality of being crotchety.
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- cushion cover — a fabric cover, often with a decorative design, designed to protect a cushion
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- cyanoethylate — to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cyclohexanone — a colourless liquid used as a solvent for cellulose lacquers. Formula: C6H10O
- cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- damson cheese — thick damson jam
- dance hostess — a woman who hosts a ball at her house
- dancing shoes — shoes worn by dancers
- das rheingold — an opera by Wagner (1869), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- debt of honor — a gambling debt: not legally enforceable
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- dehydrogenase — an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor
- dehydrogenate — to remove hydrogen from
- dehydrogenize — dehydrogenate.
- deipnosophist — a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- depth sounder — an instrument for determining depths under water, especially under a ship.
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- dexamethasone — a type of powerful steroid, used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- diiodomethane — methylene iodide.